Piggar aka Piggarth

Piggar aka Piggarth is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Cleat Road. Piggar aka Piggarth is situated nearby to Sandquoy (workers cottages - ruins), as well as near Nether Banks (ruins).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westray and Lady Kirk.

Westray

Photo: RoryCB, CC BY 2.0.

Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.

Lady Kirk

Church

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The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church. Lady Kirk is situated 1½ miles northwest of Piggar aka Piggarth.

Westside Church

Church

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Westside Church, is a ruined 12th century church located on the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. Archaeological excavations at the site suggest that the church is related to a nearby late Norse settlement. Westside Church is situated 2½ miles south of Piggar aka Piggarth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierowall.

Pierowall

Village

Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 1½ miles northwest of Piggar aka Piggarth.

Piggar aka Piggarth

Type: Building
Address: Cleat Road, Westray, KW17 2DB
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.30521° or 59° 18′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.95547° or 2° 57′ 20″ west

Open location code

9CFV824V+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199478600

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandquoy (workers cottages - ruins) and Nether Banks (ruins).

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